Oboe Studio Recital

  • Broadcast, Free, Student Recital, Studio Recital
  • May 2, 2025 @ 7:30 p.m.

Curtis Institute of Music students perform over 100 free recitals during the school year, held on most Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.

Program

BACH Concerto in A major, BWV 1055R

Christopher Correa, oboe d'amore
Alexandra Cooreman, violin
Maya Anjali Buchanan, violin
Dillon Scott, viola
Ania Lewis, cello
Tobias Vigneau, bass
Andy Brown, harpsichord

YI Joy of the Reunion

Fátima Landa Velázquez, oboe
Kei Saotome, violin
Nazeeh Shahid, viola
Devin O’Brien, double bass

LASCHANZKY Concerto in B-flat major (reconstr. Needleman)

Nabeel Ansari, oboe
Audrey Goodner, violin
Niccolo Wu, violin
Nazeeh Shahid, viola
Chi-Wen Wendy Lu, cello

BRITTEN Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2

Izaiah Cheeran, oboe
Maya Anjali Buchanan, violin
Dillon Scott, viola
Ania Lewis, cello

MACONCHY Quintet (1932)

Ben Price, oboe
Leah Amory, violin
Maya Anjali Buchanan, violin
Davin Mar, viola
Vincent Garcia-Hettinger, cello

Intermission
DEMIRAY Propsi

Fátima Landa Velázquez, oboe

SARANOW Estampie

Christopher Correa, oboe
Fátima Landa Velázquez, oboe
Izaiah Cheeran, oboe
Philippe Tondre, oboe d’amore
Katherine Needleman, oboe d’amore
Ben Price, English horn
Nabeel Ansari, English horn
Diego Peña, bassoon
Gabriel Nishikawa-Madden, contrabassoon

BACH Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052, arr. Needleman

Ben Price, oboe
Nabeel Ansari, oboe
Christopher Correa, oboe
Katherine Needleman, oboe d’amore
Philippe Tondre, oboe d’amore
Izaiah Cheeran, English horn
Fátima Landa Velázquez, English horn
Asha Kline, bassoon
Diego Peña, contrabassoon

About the Performers

Leah Amory, from New York City, a student of Erin Keefe, holds a fellowship from an anonymous donor and entered Curtis in 2022.  

Nabeel Ansari, from Ottawa, Ontario, a student of Katherine Needleman and Philippe Tondre, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.  

Andy Brown, from Silver Spring, Md., a student of Alan Morrison, is the Mrs. Cary William Bok Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023. 

Maya Anjali Buchanan (’23), from Rapid City, S.D., a student of Ida Kavafian, is the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2018.  

Izaiah Cheeran, from Apple Valley, Minn., a student of Katherine Needleman and Philippe Tondre, is the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.  

Alexandra Cooreman, from Brussels, Belgium, a student of Ida Kavafian, is the Milka Violin Artist Fellow and entered Curtis in 2021.  

Christopher Correa, from Long Beach, Calif., a student of Katherine Needleman and Philippe Tondre, is the Gephart Family Fellow and entered Curtis in 2020.  

Vincent Garcia-Hettinger, from San Antonio, Texas, a student of Nicholas Canellakis, Gary Hoffman, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Joseph Druian Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023. 

Audrey Goodner, from Reston, Va., a student of Benjamin Beilman, is the Boris Kiryluk Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.  

Fátima Landa Velázquez, from Xalapa, Mexico, a student of Katherine Needleman and Philippe Tondre, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.  

Ania Lewis, from Cleveland, a student of Nicholas Canellakis, Gary Hoffman, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Gie and Lisa Liem Fellow and entered Curtis in 2021.  

Chi-Wen Wendy Lu , from Taipei, Taiwan, a student of Nicholas Canellakis, Gary Hoffman, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.  

Davin Mar, from Vancouver, British Columbia, a student of Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang, is the Jean J. Sterne Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.  

Gabriel Nishikawa Madden, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, a student of Daniel Matsukawa, is the William Curtis Bok Bassoon Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.  

Devin O’Brien, from Mount Pleasant, S.C., a student of Edgar Meyer and Hal Robinson, is the Thomas and Patricia Vernon Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.  

Diego Peña, from Southlake, Texas, a student of Daniel Matsukawa, is the Lester Henry Grundy Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.  

Ben Price, from Portland, Ore., a student of Katherine Needleman and Philippe Tondre, is the Anderson and Daria Pew Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.  

Kei Saotome, from Tokyo, a student of Erin Keefe, is the Shaun F. O’Malley Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.  

Dillon Scott, from Lansdale, Pa., a student of Roberto Díaz and Edward Gazouleas, is the Mark E. Rubenstein Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022. 

Nazeeh Shahid, from Chicago, a student of Roberto Díaz and Edward Gazouleas, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.  

Niccolo Wu, from Taipei, Taiwan, a student of Benjamin Beilman, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024. 

 

Asha Kline (Bassoon ’24), guest artist 

Katherine Needleman (Oboe ’99), faculty  

Philippe Tondre, faculty  

Tobias Vigneau (Double Bass ’24), guest artist 

    • Date May 2, 2025
    • Time 7:30 p.m.
    • Location Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall